<DIV>To repeat a quote I have heard before: "If she's good enough for Jesus then she should be good enough for us."<BR><BR><B><I>bbellamy@mindspring.com</I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Perhaps many Protestants are discovering the hole in their hearts and Church family. Every family needs a mother to be complete. When many of the "reformers" threw out Mary, they left a big hole. Time Magazine's staff probably has no clue about the Eastern Orthodox, but as we know, the Eastern Orthodox deeply love and treasure Mary. In fact, some of their devotions to her are some of the most beautiful things written.<BR><BR>But then again, I've had a soft spot for Mary for quite some time!<BR><BR>Bret<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Art Kelly <ARTHURKELLY@YAHOO.COM><BR>Sent: Mar 30, 2005 12:13 AM<BR>To: Apologetics Group <APOLOGETICS@GATHMAN.ORG><BR>Subject: [Apologetics] TIME: Hail, Mary. Protestants are finding their own reasons to celebrate the mother of Jesus<BR><BR>The cover story of the March 21st Time Magazine has a<BR>painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the
title,<BR>"Hail, Mary. Catholics have long revered her, but now<BR>Protestants are finding their own reasons to celebrate<BR>the mother of Jesus."<BR><BR>The article, 4,461 words in length, is very good.<BR><BR>I believe this issue of Time is no longer on the<BR>newstands, but it should be easily available to read<BR>or copy at virtually any library.<BR><BR>Interestingly, in an on-line poll, Time asked if the<BR>Virgin Mary should be given greater emphasis in<BR>Protestant theology. The results at<BR>http://www.time.com/time/searchresults?query=Hail%2C%20Mary&venue=time&search_date_range=all&from_month=1&from_day=1&from_year=1923&to_month=04&to_day=05&to_year=2005<BR>were:<BR><BR>Yes 44.5%<BR>No 51.3%<BR>Don't Know 4.1%<BR><BR>Total Votes Cast: 28002 <BR><BR>Art<BR><BR>ART KELLY, ATM-S<BR>13524 Brightfield Lane <BR>Herndon, Virginia 20171-3360 <BR>(703) 904-3763
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